After a bout of vandalism, a more secure bottle and can recycling spot to benefit Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center has been placed in the Bend Pet Express parking lot off Windy Knolls Drive in northeast Bend.
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A new report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy says income inequality in the state hit a new record before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Read about it here: https://www.ocpp.org/2020/10/01/income-inequality-oregon-new-record/
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One day after rallies by President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter participants turned into a melee, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz vowed a full investigation of all alleged crimes as protesters surrounded police headquarters Sunday evening and blocked Highway 20 and 15th Street for a time.
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! We are still feeling lingering effects from the wildfires burning in our state. Hazy skies will be sticking with us through Monday evening at least. However, that will improve as Monday rolls on until the smoke is clear. La Pine will have forecast lows either at or below freezing all workweek,
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As the Lionshead Fire reached 45% containment Sunday, officials advised the public to stay out of the fire zone, for everyone’s safety. Meanwhile, Gov. Kate Brown met with the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator to discuss relief efforts
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A Redmond woman was arrested by citation on drunken driving and other charges after her pickup truck crashed into the front of a southwest Redmond house where a young child was sleeping late Saturday night, police said.
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A Redmond man was killed late Saturday night when his car left a southwest Redmond intersection at a 90-degree turn and struck a large tree, police said Sunday.
Continue ReadingCineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, will suspend operations at all of its theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom beginning on Thursday. The closures will affect 45,000 employees.
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A southwest Madras duplex was heavily damaged by a fire early Sunday morning, and while the residents escaped, two cats perished, an official said.
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COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 572, along with 260 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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A boisterous confrontation amid dual rallies by President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters near Pilot Butte turned violent and brought out police Saturday afternoon, leading to one arrest. Videos on social media showed fights, the use of Mace and a Taser, and at one point a man pointing a gun by a pickup truck.
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A Prineville farm has begun offering a fun Saturday ‘Farm School’ to teach kids about what goes into producing the food they eat.
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! It’s been another day with hazy skies across the region, putting our air quality levels for the most part in the moderate range right now. The haze is likely going to stick with us through at least Monday evening. Calm winds until then are going to mainly keep the smoke at
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Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, in recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day.
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More progress was reported Saturday on the Lionshead Fire that has burned more than 204,000 acres since mid-August, but the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have barred hunting in the fire zone due to safety issues.
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Four Snake River Correctional Institution inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 have died at an area hospital in the past four days, bringing to 13 the number of state prison inmates to die after contracting the virus, the Department of Corrections reported Tuesday.
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The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission staff is recommending the panel reject a request by Ochoco Irrigation District for a waiver of fish passage requirements for its planned hydroelectric project at Bowman Dam.
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The public can now apply for 2021 summer seasonal jobs with the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland and other forests in the Pacific Northwest.
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As of Thursday, the first day of National Cybersecurity Month, consumers have reported over 2,000 instances of COVID-19-related fraud in Oregon and over 4,800 in Washington State to the Federal Trade Commission.
Continue Reading COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 571, along with 360 new cases, including 18 in Deschutes County, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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